Harry... Tsk Tsk (Re: Snape's DE past)

[zendemort]

No: HPFGUIDX 111679

> Alla:
> Don't get me wrong. Story-wise, plot-wise Snape and Harry 
> spending more time together was a perfect idea, but looking
> within the story, I want to smack Dumbledore.
> 
> Sure, he probably acted with good intentions. (as always :o)),
> but he is supposed to be SMART. Forget omnicient, just smart. 
> So, why, why would he think that Voldemort, had he been given 
> a choice, would rather go after him than Harry?
> 
> What sense does it make, especially in light that Dumbledore 
> knows that Voldie is aware of the Prophecy?
> 
> Dumbledore should have guessed that Voldemort does not care 
> about killing him, but about killing Harry.


Zendemort:

Ok, so it is my turn to butt in. 
I don't think Dumbledore was afraid that Voldemort was after 
himself. Dumbledore thought that Voldemort would use Harry to 
provoke Dumbledore in possibly injuring Harry, much like what 
happened at the end, where Harry became Voldemort, and told DD to 
kill him. A possessed Harry could be dangerous to anyone, including 
the whole school, and if Voldemort knew that getting into Harry 
would somehow distrupt Dumbledore in anyway, that's exactly what he 
would have done. But, nonetheless, I don't think Dumbledore is 
telling us everything. Pairing up Snape and Harry might be a good 
idea, especially since they would see into each other's thoughts, 
each other's past. This relationship is being built up for a reason 
yet to come.